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New Enrollments Resume

The Board of Directors of Imagination Library of Waco is pleased to announce it is resuming new enrollments into Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program as of Sept 1, 2025.  Families can now enroll their children ages 0-4 to receive a free age-appropriate children’s book in the mail every month. We look forward to growing enrollmentContinue reading “New Enrollments Resume”

Temporary Pause of New Enrollments

Today, Imagination Library of Waco is announcing a TEMPORARY pause of new enrollments into Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.  Children currently enrolled WILL continue to receive books.  Imagination Library has been wildly popular and successful in our community.  We are very proud to have gifted more than 60,000 books over the past 4 years.  Currently,Continue reading “Temporary Pause of New Enrollments”

Recap: The Great Waco Duck Race 2024

The Great Waco Duck Race is an annual charity event benefiting Imagination Library where participants adopt rubber ducks that are set to “race” down the Brazos River. This year, the event  took place on Sunday, October 20th, 2024 at Indian Spring Park. This year’s event surpassed previous attendance records as well as duck sales, asContinue reading “Recap: The Great Waco Duck Race 2024”

Imagination Library Out and About in the Community

On July 17, Imagination Library of Waco was invited by Literacy Connexus and Waco Housing Authority Community Services to their “Book Blast” event, bringing together community partners and residents at Estella Maxey Apartments (East Waco – 76704) for a book giveaway party at the community center. In addition to Imagination Library of Waco being onsiteContinue reading “Imagination Library Out and About in the Community”

Rocket Federal Credit Union Sponsors Expansion of Imagination Library to McGregor

Imagination Library of Waco is pleased to announce the expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to a seventh Waco-area zip code, 76657, thanks to Rocket Federal Credit Union. The expansion allows all children in 76657 to receive one free age-appropriate children’s book per month from birth until their fifth birthday. Imagination Library of Waco expectsContinue reading “Rocket Federal Credit Union Sponsors Expansion of Imagination Library to McGregor”

Hundreds of Supporters Got All “Ducked Out” for Race Sunday

Author: Ellie Whitaker October 8, 2023 Indian Spring Park was filled with duck paraphernalia Sunday afternoon during the Great Waco Duck Race. Participants of all ages sported duck-billed hats and t-shirts, carried rubber duckies and hugged plush ducks. A yellow duck mascot posed for pictures by the bridge. Spectators lined the river to watch theContinue reading “Hundreds of Supporters Got All “Ducked Out” for Race Sunday”

Celebrate Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library 200 Millionth Book Milestone

Dolly’s gifting a special bookmark to seven children in her Imagination Library program as part of  “200 Million Reasons to Celebrate” WACO, TX, JUNE 29, 2023 – Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is turning over a new chapter in The Imagination Library legacy – celebrating 200 million books gifted globally since inception in 1995. The earlyContinue reading “Celebrate Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library 200 Millionth Book Milestone”

Imagination Library Receives Grant from Waco Foundation

March 30, 2023 – Imagination Library of Waco is excited to announce it received a $5,000 grant from Waco Foundation to grow and sustain enrollment in high-priority zip codes in the greater Waco community. The grant was given as an immediate impact grant and funded from the Lucy & Kent Keeth Fund. Imagination Library ofContinue reading “Imagination Library Receives Grant from Waco Foundation”

January Book Reviews

It’s 2023!! And we’re so excited about the books being sent out this month by Dolly’s Imagination Library. Here are reviews for a couple of the FUN books arriving in mailboxes this January! Milo’s Hat Trickby Jon Agee Milo the Magnificent botched his card trick. He tangled his rope trick. He’s not exactly…magnificent. When theContinue reading “January Book Reviews”